Sedo and .ME Registry Partner to Auction Previously Unreleased Premium .me …
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
Sedo,
the leading online domain marketplace and monetization provider, today
announced an exclusive auction of premium .ME domain names. The .ME top
level domain (TLD) has become a primary alternative to .com domain
names, and a distinctive way to promote your business or build your
online brand. The .ME domain name extension has been used by both
start-ups and established companies to support their online marketing
efforts.
Sedo has successfully brokered the sale of more than 1,000 .ME domain
names, totaling nearly two million U.S. dollars, including such premier
names as Business.Me for EUR40,000, and online meeting platform Join.Me
for $45,000. Global brands such as Facebook (FB.Me), Porsche
(Porsche.Me) and Yahoo (ME.Me) have taken advantage of the .ME domain
name extension, but with a wide range of prices and a unique selection
of premium .ME domain names, both start-ups and established companies
alike can reap the benefits of this memorable, personalized TLD.
Running in partnership with the .ME registry, Domain.Me,
the auction begins on February 2, 2012 and runs until February 9, 2012.
The auction will include a wide range of prices and a unique selection
of premium .ME domain names such as:
Hotel.Me
Singles.Me
Boats.Me
Yoga.Me
Creditcard.Me
Gift.Me
Movies.Me
Webhosting.Me
Friends.Me
The complete list of .ME domain names available for auction on Sedo.com
can be found at
http://www.sedo.com/ME .
About the .ME Registry
.ME Registry (the d.b.a. of doMEn, d.o.o.) was chosen by the government
of Montenegro to operate the new .ME domain name extension. .ME Registry
partners include ME-net, GoDaddy.com and Afilias Limited. Me-Net is a
Montenegrin registrar and its founders are leaders of the ICT sector in
Montenegro, who among other things participated in a successful
privatization of Montenegrin largest ISP. GoDaddy.com is located in the
USA and is the world’s largest domain name registrar and the largest
hostname provider in the world, according to Netcraft Ltd. Afilias
Limited is headquartered in Ireland and is a leading registry services
provider, supporting more than 15 million domains worldwide.
About Sedo
Sedo, an acronym for “Search Engine for Domain Offers,” is the leading
domain marketplace and monetization provider. Headquartered in Cologne,
Germany, and with offices in London, England and Cambridge, Mass., Sedo
has assembled the world’s largest database of domain names for sale,
with more than 15 million listings. The success of Sedo’s model has
attracted a global membership base of more than 1 million domain
professionals.
SOURCE: .ME Registry
.ME Registry
Natasa Djukanovic
+382 20 26 97 40
Sales and Marketing Director
info@domain.me
or
Sedo.com
Daniel Le Ray
Global Communications Specialist:
daniel.leray@sedo.com
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